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C96700 Copper vs. C68300 Brass

Both C96700 copper and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5